Peter London, known by all as 'PSL', was one of a group of far-sighted surgeons who believed fervently in improvements in the treatment and prognosis of victims of trauma. He led team three at the world's first trauma centre in Bath Row, Birmingham, known until 1974 as the Birmingham Accident Hospit

Ken Owen was a well-known urologist in London with an international reputation, particularly in the Middle East and throughout Europe, especially in Scandinavia and Italy. His first consultant appointment was as a general surgeon to the Royal Northern Hospital in 1957, succeeding McNeill Love, who s